Thursday, April 13 2017 12:20
Marianna Mkrtchyan

Atambayev and Sargsyan discussed preparation of meeting of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council

Atambayev and Sargsyan discussed preparation of meeting of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council

ArmInfo. The President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev met with the Chairman of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission Tigran Sargsyan.

As the Kyrgyz Presidential press service told ArmInfo, Sargsyan informed Atambayev about the activities on preparation to another meeting of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, which will be held in Bishkek under Kyrgyzstan's Chairmanship.

Atambayev and Sargsyan discussed the agenda of the upcoming meeting during which the Presidents of the EEU member-states will discuss topical questions of further economic cooperation within the Union, and also the key aspects of international cooperation.

Also the plans of activities of EEU were discussed in the context of Kyrgyzstan's President's offer that 2017 will be dedicated to creation of the best conditions for business development within Eurasian space.

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